The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-14

the programme to be carried out. Mr.
Miller asked a suspension of the rulei
to take up this resolution. Granted
and the resolution was adopted.
Resolution instructing the Sergeant
alarms to place on the desk Of each
member certain documents. Laid
over.
For the appointment OF COMMITTEES
TO visit the Hospital for the Insane
and University OF Tennessee at Knox
vile. Laid over.
The following new bills were intro.
duced and
PASSED FIRST READING:
Exempting persons engaged in saw
ing their crope, etc.
Providing for compensation for ex-
pert witnesses in courts.
To amend the road law.
TO amend an act allowing County
Courts TO elect cotton and tobacco
weighers.
To change the line bstween Meigs
and McMinu counties.
To prevent the payment Of wages in
scrip.
To limit the right of recovery for in
cidentsl damage to zeal or personal
property.
To fix the compensation OF persons
summoned as jurors.
Authorizing street railroad compa-
MES to extend their lines beyond city
limits.
Providing for the inspection and
test of com mercial fertilizers.
| Il l.lo T.. IL Is1I
ing elections to destroy or suppress the
ballot box.
To protect voters at the polls.
The Chair appointed on the Com.
lnittee on Labor provided for by the
resolution, Hurst, Williams, of Frank
lin, Thornburg, O1lum, Burk, Hall,
Harrington, Hammock, Corban and
Ecau.
The House Joint resolution for the
appointment of a Joint committee of
five upon the part of the House, and
three upon the part of the Senate, to
investigate as to the treatment Of
prisoners at the main and branch
prisons, came up and was recon-
mended for adoption by the Commit
tee on Penitentiary.
Mr.. Wade said that such an investi-
CATION had been recently had; that
there were inspectors whose duty it
was to attend to these matters; that
there were no facts before this body
showing bad treatment, and the State
should not be put to this needless ex.
pense. He moved to table the resolu
| ton.
Mr.. Elcan spoke in support of his
resolution, and read extracts from the
mortality report Of the State Bosrl OF
Health to support the claim OF nigh
death rate made in the re. olution.
TheIyeas and nays,were called on
the motion to lay on the table, and
the vote resulted-yeas, 80; nays, SO.
Mr.. Hasslock moved to amend it by
striking ont "The main prison at
Nashville" az the reports would show
for the last year the smallest death
rate for years. He thought the report
read by Mr.. Elcan was humanitarian
tract directed against the lease system.
Mr.. Miller opposed the resolution.
He said an investigation had bsen
made by the last legislature.
Mr.. johnson opposed the resolution.
A regular committee would look alter
this matter. He was opposed to the
proposed investigation by a special
committee as unnecessary, in viewof the
investigation made by the committee
OF the last Legislature, of which he was
q member.
Mr.. Mccall thought the investiga.
ton should be made.
Mr.. Ford spoke against the resolu.
ton. He thought its adoption wonld
thought it likely that the report read
by Mr. Elcan was probably made be-
fore the report Of the special commit
tee appointed by the last Legislature.
Mr.. Harris favored the resolution.
He wanted to improve as far as possi-
BILE the treatment of the convicts. He
had friends out there at the Ieniten-
tiary and expected to 60 there himself
and wished to pave the way. Laugh
ter As all the members had passes,
he thought the expenses should be
nominal.
Mr.. Lindsay favored the resolution.
He said it would at least get the
lessees to whitewashing and getting
ready for the visit of the committee.
Mr.. Wade again spoke against this
resolution as unnecessary.
Mr.. Travis said that he was for the
resolution and against the amend
ment. If there was nothing in the
! charges, an investigation would hurt
nobody. He thought the other side
of the house wanted to make political
capital out of this matter.
Mr.. Williams, OF franklin, raised the
point that this resolution was prema.
ture before the report of the Peniten-
tiary Commissioners, which might
show that this investigation was un-
necessary.
Mr.. Odlum moved a postponement
OF this matter until February lst, by
which time the report on the peniten-
tiary would probably be made. Car
red-ysss, 4S; nays, As.
The House next took up Mr.. Wade's
House joint resolution providing
for the appointment Of a sps-
cial joint committee consisting Of
eleven members OF the House,
one from each Congressional district
and one from the Sate-st-large, and
seven on ths part of the Senate, two
from each grand division Of The State
and one from the State-a,-large to take
under consideration the redistricting
bill passed by the last Legislature and
recommend needed revision of the
same. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Harris introduced a resolution